Nurse Practitioner, Convenience Care - LV Tropicana Family Medicine Clinic - Full Time 12 Hour Rotating Shift (Exempt) (Non-Union)

About the role

The Nurse Practitioner (NP) Convenience Care at Keck Medicine of USC's LV Tropicana Family Medicine Clinic is a full-time 12-hour rotating shift position. This role is exempt and non-union.

Responsibilities

• Performs or orders appropriate diagnostic studies and interprets finished results.
• Develops and implements long and short range treatment plans.
• Performs procedures such as obtaining specimens, performing injections, immunizations, skin biopsies, suturing, wound care and management of conditions produced by trauma or infection.
• Writes orders to increase, decrease or change medication, subject to checking and counter-signing by physician.
• Initiates consultations and monitors scheduling of patients for special tests.
• Identifies records pertinent progress of patients, updating and summarizing charts, changing orders when appropriate and notifying the responsible physician of changes in the patient’s condition.
• Instructs and counsels patients and families regarding preventive care, medical problems, psychological problems, and use of prescribed treatments and drugs.
• Acts as liaison with governmental agencies such as Center for Disease Control and National Institute of Health. Assists with medical research projects, following medical research protocols. Obtains Investigational Review Board approval for treatment protocols.
• Researches community resources for referral of patients. Refers patients to most appropriate resource based on patients’ medical needs and condition.
• Maintains compliance with established University and department policies and procedures, quality assurance, safety, environmental, infection control and complies with requirements of accreditation and regulatory agencies.
• Participates in in-service education programs and professional associations.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Master’s degree Nursing Graduate from an accredited school of Nursing (MSN).
• 5 years Clinical nursing experience.
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to speak, read and write English proficiently.
• Knowledge of medical procedures and conditions and ability to understand, follow and successfully perform duties.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bilingual in Spanish preferred; ability to understand and to make one-self understood to all Spanish-speaking individuals.

Required Licenses/Certifications

• Registered Nurse (NV NSBN) Nevada State Board: Valid Nevada State Board of Nursing License as a Registered Nurse (RN)
• Nurse Practitioner - NP (NV NSBN)
• NP Board Certified Must have one of the following NP specialized certifications: Acute Care (ACNP), Adult Medicine (ANP), Family Medicine (FNP) or Gerontology (AGNP) for primary and secondary care.
• DEA Certificate Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Certificate issued by the U.S. Department of Justice for Schedule II-V controlled substances. Unrestricted DEA Certificate with a Nevada address
• Board of Pharmacy License Valid Nevada Board of Pharmacy certificate
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider from American Heart Association
• Advanced Radiology Life Support (ARLS) required upon hire or obtained within thirty (30) days from date of hire.
• USC Credentialing - Must obtain USC Credentialing from governing board within 6 months of hire (Will Precept with Physicians, PAs and/or fully credential NPs for up to six months)
• Fire Life Safety Training (LA City) If no card upon hire, one must be obtained within 30 days of hire and maintained by renewal before expiration date. (Required within LA City only).

Pay

The annual base salary range for this position is $110,240.00 - $181,896.00.

Schedule

This is a full-time 12-hour rotating shift position.